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Fenimorea mackintoshi

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Fenimorea mackintoshi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Fenimorea
Species:
F. mackintoshi
Binomial name
Fenimorea mackintoshi
Fallon, 2016

Fenimorea mackintoshi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Description

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The length of this marine shell varies between 12 mm and 15.5 mm. The shape is fusiform and has approximately 9 whorls, with the bottom whorl consisting of over half of the shell's height. The color is an uneven brown with a white apex whorl, anterior fasciole, and distal end of anterior canal. [1]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Bahamas.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2016). Fenimorea mackintoshi Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872004 on 2016-09-30
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  • Fallon, P.J. (2016). "Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species". Zootaxa. 4090 (1): 1–363.
  • "Fenimorea mackintoshi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.